Cassina de' Pecchi (Milan Metro)

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Logo Metropolitane Italia.svg Cassina de' Pecchi
Cassina de' Pecchi (MI) - stazione metropolitana - treno.jpg
General information
Location Cassina de' Pecchi
Italy
Owned by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Fare zone STIBM: Mi4 [1]
History
Opened5 May 1968;56 years ago (1968-05-05) as tramway stop
4 December 1972;52 years ago (1972-12-04) as metro station
Services
Preceding station Milan Metro Following station
Villa Fiorita
towards Assago or Abbiategrasso
Line 2
Bussero
towards Gessate

Cassina de' Pecchi is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the municipality of the same name.

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History

The station was opened in 1968, as a stop on the Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line. [2] Since 4 December 1972 the section from Cascina Gobba to Gorgonzola, where this station is located, was connected to Milan Metro Line 2 and operates as part of it ever since. [3] [4]

Station structure

Elevated structure Cassina de' Pecchi (MI) - stazione metropolitana - Naviglio.jpg
Elevated structure

The station has two covered platforms and two tracks. It is located on the approximately 144 meters long viaduct across the Martesana channel. [5] The viaduct was designed by engineer Silvano Zorzi. [6] The passenger building is located in a sort of mezzanine integrated into the structure, under the tracks at the western end of the platforms. [5]

References

  1. "Rete metropolitana di Milano". Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. Cornolò, op. cit., p. 311
  3. Cornolò, op. cit., p. 320
  4. Schwandl, Robert. "Milano". urbanrail.
  5. 1 2 Cornolò, op. cit., p. 285
  6. Ceron, Farné, op. cit., p. 1017

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